The Fine Arts Library’s microform collections provide access to photographs in major international archives, as well as archival collections, copies of original manuscripts, auction sales catalogs, and early treatises on art and architecture.
Photographs include such collections as:
- the Witt Library photographic collection
- portions of the Conway Library photographic collection
- the Alinari Archive
- the Marburger Index
Manuscript holdings include:
- the J.M.W. Turner Bequest of notebooks and sketches
- the Theo van Doesburg Archive
- the Peale Family Papers
Auction sales catalogs are included in the Knoedler Library and Art Sales Catalogues, 1826-1860.
Treatises on art and architecture from the 16th through 19th centuries are included in the Cicognara Library, which are now represented by individual records in HOLLIS.
Accessing These Materials
Microfiche and microfilm holdings are represented in HOLLIS.
Microform Collections and readers are located in the basement stacks level of the Fine Arts Library. A digital scanner is also available in the Reading Room on the first floor of the library.